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Frequency of Consanguinity and Its Effect on Congenital Malformation - A Hospital Based Study

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Title: Frequency of Consanguinity and Its Effect on Congenital Malformation - A Hospital Based Study

Authors: M.A. Hashmi 

Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association

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Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.

Country: Pakistan

Year: 1997

Volume: 47

Issue: 3

Language: English

Categories
Consanguinity (7) Public Health (41589) Congenital Malformations (32) Genetics (16287) Pediatrics (13616)

Abstract

Abstract


A consecutive sample of 5000 families of Armed Forces personnel was analysed to study the prevalence of consanguineous marriage and its effect on the prevalence of hereditary gross (physical) malformations. The overall frequency of inbreeding was 76% with a coefficient of 0.04151 which is probably the highest figure reported in literature. The overall prevalence of congenital malformations in children of related parents was 40% (1530 out of 3820) and in non-related parents 26% (305 out of 1180) (p=

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